Galaxy S9 said to come with '3-stack' dual camera and higher price, release set for Q1

It seems that those who are expecting grand surprises from Samsung with the Galaxy S9 will be in for a surprise, as a Korean publication has probed a few sources in and out of the company, and has the following quote from one anonymous Samsung official:

Although the Galaxy S9 may not have the innovative features expected by the market, we are focusing on enhancing the completeness of the Galaxy S8 hardware and an innovative user experience (UX),

Specs

Apart from the new camera design on the rear, the Galaxy S9 is said to retain the 9:18.5 aspect ratio of the screen and shrunk bezels at the front that Samsung calls the Infinity Display design. It is said to come powered either by the company's new Exynos 9810, or Snapdragon 845 for tricky CDMA markets like the US.

Price

Furthermore, the average selling price of the Galaxy S9 may be slightly higher than the tag of its predecessor, confer the insiders, due to the much higher outlay for the new camera module. According to Kim Dong-won, an analyst at KB Securities:

When Samsung Electronics applies 3-stack layer laminated image sensors to smartphone cameras next year, the ASP of camera modules will double or triple to US$ 60 to US$ 90 due to the installation of super high-priced image sensors, camera module parts and design changes among others.

Release date

Last but not least, the Galaxy S9 is said to be unveiled around the time of the next Mobile World Congress expo in Barcelona, as usual. Samsung broke the tradition this year, announcing the S8 much later than that, but if the S9 will be the MWC 2018 showstopper, it means that we might see it announced as soon as February 25th, as Samsung usually unveils its spring flagship on the Sunday before the MWC expo starts. This would certainly jibe with the rumors that next year the Galaxy S9 may arrive earlier than its predecessor did.

To recap: the Infinity Display design and 5.77"/6.22" diagonals would be here to stay on the S9 and S9+, we may have new processing power with the Exynos 9810 and Snapdragon 845 chipsets, and a brand new dual camera with enhanced speed and lens reflection coating, as well as eventually a tad higher price tag, but it will all be revealed for certain in February. Svelte.

they need to slow down on the camera crap and focus no pun intended on optimising TouchWiz, bixby and android.
a dedicated large team on bixby with viv change the name to viv and then hey activation as well as finding how to run TouchWiz with android apps

why does iphonearena keep sounding like this:
" the talks about a 3D depth-sensing camera on the Galaxy S9 like on the iPhone X may have been premature, as it is simply too complex of an endeavor for Samsung to catch up to that quickly"
Just imagine the insult to Samsung.

It's more of a cost issue. The sensor is too complex to be made with a decent yield, and since Samsung already uses way too many high end components(cramming everything like microSD, headphone jack, water resistance, wireless charging and whatnot) that others don't, the price of the device might spiral out of control.

I just don't want another 4GB RAM phone. Samsung UI runs much, much better on 6GB.

You know. they HAVE to do this to get early access on the next gen iPhones. It's already an insult to Apple that almost all China phones have bezel-less displays and they have played catch up. More so the iris scanner which has been around with Samsung for 2 years. So they have to make some statement like this.

Higher price ? I think it's a losing strategy, no one can get away with that besides Apple. Now with OnePlus 5T priced at $500 and Essential priced at $450, and all flagships like the S8 significantly down in price, much more than in the past, the signs are that people are not following the exorbitant price trend.

I respectfully disagree. I feel that they are flagship phones through and through.
I suppose that all comes down to what your definition of "flagship" is.
If your definition of flagship is having only a best in class camera, 2K+ screen resolutions, and things wireless charging (although Pixel lacks the ladder) and waterproofing, then I suppose they are not flagship level in all those aspects.
However, I'd argue that phones that run the latest and greatest specs (SoC, RAM, etc.), have premium build quality, a 1080p or higher res screen, and optimized performance with good support, are all canditates for the "flagship" title.

I can agree to a term in the ways of flagship-like. You get several of main features of what's considered a flagship. You just have to pick and choose the brand that offers the feature you really want. Which is why I think they're in the "premium mid-range".

My last 4 devices have been Samsung's (GS3, GS4, GS6, GS7). I was really REALLY anticipating the LG V30 for several month's prior to its release. It just seemed like a worthy alternative to the GS8 esp w/ band 71 support. The only reason I did not get was finger print scanner placement). After reading so many camera reviews of the V30, its issues with screen bleeding, the horrid selfie cam (which I rarely use, but STILL....5 MP is quite sad). All that said, I think I will hold out for the GS9! I am excited!

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